The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-04-23
OVER THE STATE.

The case of @. 7. Mason VS.. the
Board of Mississippi Levee Com
missianers was compromised on
Monday. Mr.. Mason was allow
ed $500 damages.-Rosedale Lea
der.
While at Edwards ON Wednes-
day last the writer learned the ma.
chinery for the Creamery at that |
place was on the road that the |
building was up and engine put in |
place.-Raymond Gazette.
While Mr.. d. @. Love was riding
yesterday his horse SHE'D, and as
the girt of fthe saddle was loose he
was thrown off breaking one of the
bones of his right arm. lthas been
set and he is getting along all right.
-Yazoo Herald.
w. L. Lowe, the member of the
last Legislature whose character
was as black and odorous as his
skin, recently shot another coon
who had outraged the affections of
his dusky wife. loves record in
the Legislature last year was very
rotten, and we hope that the peo-
pie of Boliver county will not in
tlict him upon us again next year.
Lowe is so low down that he is not
fit to be sent even to the Legisla-
ture.-New Mississippian.
Although his many friends have
long been prepared for the sad in.
telligence, the news of the death
at the Episcopal residence in this
city at an early hour on Sunday
morning of Very Rev. Father
Mathurin Francis Grignon, Viscar
General of the Catholic Diocese
of Natchez, fell heavy upon their
hearts. For nearly forty years
Father Grignon has been connect
ed with the congregation of st.
Mary's Cathedral, and in his death
they have met with a loss that
sensibly touched the hearts Of all.
-Natchez Democrat.
Col. j. s. Hamilton had erected,
this week, at his residence, one of
the handsomest and most useful
gates that we have ever seen. 1t
is built of wood and iron, and is
very neat and ornamental, and is
self.opening and Substituting. AS
You drive over the throw-rod, the
gate opens .as you drive out, 1t
shuts itself without your putting
your hand to it.
There is, in the Governors Office,
q portrait of the late Alex. X. Nc.
Clung. Upon inquiry it was lear
ned that the portrait was painted
when Col. McClung was young
man, by q Mr.. Saunders, an artist
of reputation, formerly a resident
ofColumbus in this State, but now,
at an advanced age, living in New
Orleans. The portrait belonged
to the late Doctor Meade, OF
Brookhaven, and in accordance
with an expressed wish of his, was
sent to the Governor by his wild
ow, Mrs. f. A. Meade, to be
presented to the State. - State
Ledger.
Since the Interstate Commerce
law came into force, it is claimed
that some railroads in this State
are now charging from 8 to 30 pei
cent. more for freight than before
the law came into effect. We
don't know what the rates on hay
to New Orleans has been hereto
fore, but the Illinois Central now
charges "a cts. per 100 lbs, oil
S6S 90 per car, or SO so per tor
from this station. Of course ne
one ever expects to ship any hay
from here to New Orleans so long
as such rates are in force.-Eas
Mississippi Times.
At $50 o'clock last evening Mr.
II. W. Meisner and Miss Sadi,
Rocks were quietly married il
the presence of a few friends a
the home of the brides father
Capt. Henry Rook, near the Ref
uge Oil Mill. Rev. Stephen Ar
cher, of Greenville, officiated
MIR. Meisner is a popular youn!
man and is now engaged as book
keeper at the Refuge Oil Mil
/ The bride was one of the hand
: soonest young ladies' of the city
g The happy pair left at / o'clocl
this morning over the L., N. o. 1
L. for Natchez, where they are t,
visit realtives.-Com. Herald.
8 The depletion of the soil in Mi,
sissippi, caused by the continues
and imperfect cultivation Of col
ton, is one of the chief causes o
the present decline in the agricul
ture of the State. II was though
when the ammoniated commercia
fertilizers we're first introduce,
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